Convert Coordinate Notation (Data Management)

Summary

Converts a table containing point coordinate fields to a point feature class.
The input table's coordinate fields can be in a variety of notations, such as GARS, UTM, and MGRS. The output point feature class also contains point coordinate fields in a coordinate notation of your choosing.

Usage

The input coordinate fields can be in any of the following notations. The point output feature class will also have coordinate fields in any of these notations.

decimal degrees (DD)

decimal minutes (DDM)

degrees-minutes-seconds (DMS)

Global Area Reference System (GARS)

World Geographic Reference System (GEOREF)

Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)

United States National Grid (USNG)

Military Grid Reference System (MGRS)

Decimal degree (DD) coordinates are two strings and must be in the format DDD.dddd.

Decimal minute (DDM) coordinates are two strings and must be in the format DDD MM.mmmm.

Degree-minute-second (DMS) coordinates are single string and must be in the format DD MM SS.ssss DDD MM SS.ssss. Latitude is first followed by longitude separated by spaces.

GARS, GEOREF, UTM, USNG, and MGRS are single-string coordinate formats, meaning only one field contains the coordinate. When converting from one of these formats only the X Field will be used.

Field names in the output point feature class match the output coordinate notation name. For example, MGRS coordinates will be stored in a field named MGRS. If the field name exists, a new sequential field will be added (e.g., MGRS1, MGRS2, MGRS3, and so on).

Fields from the input table are not copied to the output feature class. You can use the Join Field tool to copy fields from the input table to the output feature class.

The Make XY Event Layer tool can be used to create a feature class from a table containing x,y coordinate fields.

The Add XY Coordinates tool can be used to add POINT_X and POINT_Y fields to a point's attribute table. These fields will contain the coordinates of the point,. These fields can then be used for the X Field and Y Field parameters of this tool.